Sarapo

#69 among destinations in Peru

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Sarapo is a mountain in the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 6,127 metres high. It is located in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Jesús District as well as in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, in the districts Cajatambo and Copa. Sarapo lies south of the Yerupaja and the Siula Grande and east of the lake Sarapococha. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 20102 ftCoordinates: 10°18'15"S, 76°53'39"W

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Sarapo – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lake Carhuacocha, Cordillera Huayhuash, Jirishanca, Lake Sarapococha.

4.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Carhuacocha
116 min walk • Lake Carhuacocha is a lake in Peru located in the Huanuco Region, Lauricocha Province, on the border of the districts of Jesús and Queropalca. It lies on the east side of the Huayhuash mountain range. The lake is about 1.5 km long and 0.44 km at its widest point.
0.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cordillera Huayhuash
13 min walk • Huayhuash is a mountain range within the Andes of Peru, in the boundaries of the regions of Ancash, Lima and Huánuco. Since 2002 it is protected within the Cordillera Huayhuash Reserved Zone.
4.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Jirishanca
120 min walk • Jirishanca is a 6,094-metre-high mountain in the Huayhuash mountain range in west central Peru, part of the Andes. Other sources cite a height of 6,125 metres. It is the tenth highest peak in Peru and the third in the Huayhuash range. Jirishanca translates as "hummingbird bill peak".
1.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Sarapococha
36 min walk • Lake Sarapococha or Lake Sarapacocha, is a lake in the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Copa District. It lies at the foot of the Sarapo, south-west of it.
5.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Alcay
129 min walk • Alcay is a 5,300-metre-high mountain in the north of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Queropalca District.
3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rasac
76 min walk • Rasac is a mountain in the Huayhuash mountain range in west central Peru, part of the Andes. It has a summit elevation of 6,017 metres, although other sources cite a height of 6,040 metres.
2.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Yerupajá
67 min walk • Yerupajá is a mountain of the Huayhuash mountain range in west central Peru, part of the Andes. It's located at Áncash, Bolognesi Province, Lauricocha Province.
1.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Siula Grande
42 min walk • Siula Grande is a mountain in the Huayhuash mountain range in the Peruvian Andes. It is 6,344 metres high and has a subpeak, Siula Chico, 6,260 m high.
5.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Suerococha
145 min walk • Suerococha is a mountain in the west of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres high, and the name of a small lake near the mountain. The mountain is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Pacllon District.
4.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Auxilio
123 min walk • Auxilio is a mountain in the west of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,560 metres high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Pacllon District, and in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Copa District.
4.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Huacrish
121 min walk • Huacrish is a mountain in the west of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,622 metres high. It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Pacllon District, and in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Copa District.